There isn't much interesting about Kent Ridge, South Peak. It's a nice viewpoint and makes for good exercise on an elevated avalanche warning day when you want to get out on snowshoes. Note: I've referenced Bob Spirko's trip report but we bagged a lower, and more southerly peak than he did. The peak we did is labeled on the ViewRanger map as "Kent Ridge, South Peak" and since it's a distinct high point and the most southerly one, I'm OK with calling it that.

I was getting a bit antsy after spending too much time in the concrete jungle for the past few weeks and decided, against my better judgment, to join Phil on a dubious snowshoe ascent of the mighty Kent Ridge, South Peak on Sunday, January 21, 2018. The trip promised to be more tolerable thanks to the addition of a few more people to assist with trail breaking - Robin and Ryan agreed to join us for some reason or another. I didn't even know where this minor peak was, to be honest, until Phil mentioned Bob had done it. After some deliberation, however, we decided to follow a more southerly route than Bob's, mostly due to the avalanche rating of 'considerable'. I don't usually venture into any avalanche terrain in ratings above 'moderate', so that precluded Bob's route up the more south westerly aspect to a slightly higher summit, closer to the summit of Mount Kent.

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About Me

My name is Vern Dewit. I moved to Calgary, Alberta (Canada) in 1999 and since then I've fallen in love with the spectacular scenery and grand vistas that open up as you scramble up above treeline on a beautiful fall morning, or make your first cast on some back country stream as the sun throws its golden warmth on surrounding peaks.

Goal

I hope that my trip reports and pictures will inspire you to push your own physical limits whatever those may be. You may be inspired to try scrambling - a sport where you climb mountains via non-technical ascent routes - or you may simply realize what's in your own backyard and go for a short hike somewhere.

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